Arsenal are planning a loan move for Shakhtar Donetsk’s Bernard after the club reportedly made him available.

The Gunners are in the hunt for more attacking options before the transfer window shuts at the end of the month and have been linked with the likes of Mario Balotelli, Edinson Cavani and Eduardo Vargas over the course of the summer, while Lukas Podolski could be on his way out of the Emirates.

But with all previous prospective deals falling by the wayside, the Mirror are reporting boss Arsene Wenger is looking into a season-long loan for Shakhtar’s Bernard.

The Ukrainian club are said to have made the 21-year-old Brazilian available on loan after he told them of his desire to move elsewhere due to the ongoing unrest in the country.

‘To let him go for free or for pennies won’t work. The club will not allow it,’ a club source told Russian broadsheet Izvestia.

‘In such a situation it is better to give the Brazilian a one year loan.

‘If Bernard is able to establish himself well [at another club] Shaktar will then be in a better position to negotiate a subsequent sale.’